Engine-support.



0. WILBER. ENGINE SUPPORT, APPLICATION TILED 0GT.1,1914.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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G. WILBER.

ENGINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED 0011,1914v 1,127,708, r, Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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cnaanns wines-e or mnnnaroms. Minnesota.

'ENGINE-S UPEGEQX.

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specification of Letters Patent.

Patented iFelo, 53935.

hpplicatieaaled tic/tater 1. 1914. Seriallie. Mast/gt.

' To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that ii, CHARLES WEBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Henriepin and State of Minnesota, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in Engine- Saepe ts; and Id d lar he a l ri in be a full, clear, and exact description-pf? the invention, such as will enable others skilled. in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.-

This invention relates to engine supports or holders especially designed for use in con,

- ing the same bolt holes that the water connections'take, thus rendering the connection very simple and yet capable of reliably supporting the engine.

Another object is to provide a device of this character, which may be adjusted into {any desired position to enable any part of .the engine to be reached. WVith these and other ob ects in view, the

invention consists of. certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully deed in the head 2, the arcuate slot 7 moving scribed and claimed. a In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is aside elevatibn; of the device showing its application in supporting aniotor; Fig. 52 is a similar view with the motor swung to a different position; Fig. 3 is an end. view with the. parts standing as seen in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of parts of the device detached; and Fig. 6 is a detail horizontal section taken on the line 66 of Fig. 1;

In the embodiment illustrated, a tubular supporting standard 1 is shown havin an apertured base plate 1 for connection with the floor, a bench or other suitable support. A head 2 has a shank 3 swiveled in the upper end of the standard 1, being preferably providedI with an annular shoulder a for limiting itsinsertion 'in said standard and which is held in adjusted position by a set screw 5. The head 2 is here shown in the form of a disk oi heavy metal having a bolt 6 extending transversely theretiirough and which passes through an arcuate slot fa med in an dju table rk supp in ember 8 an hieli moi-ides or he adgustment of this support 8 at any desired an e a asse t cin p ra ed centrally to the head 2 by a suitable bolt or spindle 9.

. An engine engaging bracket or arm 10 extendslaterally at right angles from the outer face of the memberS and is provided with an apertured lug 11,the apertures of which" are designed to register with the bolt holes in the motor block of the engine which is to be supported and when suitable bolts are inserted in said apertures and the bolt holes in the motor block securely fastens the bracket to the engine. The free end of the bracket or arm 10 is curved to fit one of the cvlinders of the engine to which it is to b,e applied and a similarly curved finger 12 projects laterally on the opposite side of the member 8 around the head 2 and is designed to engage another cylinder of the engine so that said engine is firmly engaged and held by. said bracket and may thus be turned laterally in any desired direction by loosening the set screw 5 and turning the shank 3 of the head 2 in the socket formed by the tubular stand ard 1 and then again "tightening said screw. To adjust the engine in a vertical plane, the bolt 6 is loosened and the 'member 8 with which the bracket is connected, is turned in any desired direction on the pivot 9 mountplaced in any position desired to. render any certain part. thereof accessible to the Workmen. f

I claim as my invention:

1. An engine support comprising a standard having a socket in its upper end, a flat vertically disposed head having a shank extending from its edge and revolublv mounted in said socket. means for holding said shank in adjusted position, an engine supporting bracket having a flatwertically dis-' posed member pivoted centrally on said head and having an arcuate slot therein concentric with its pivot, a bolt in said head extending through said slot, said bracket hava disk-like engine supporting member pivot ed centraliy on said head and having an arcuate slot therein arranged concentric with the periphery thereof, a bolt extending through said head and through said slot, and curved engine engaging elements disposed on opposite sides of said head and shaped to fit the eylindersof an engine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesse's.

QHARLES VVILBER. Witnesses:

JOHN T. MORRISON, L. M. BRIEN. 

